Washington

Clean Energy Projects - 2004 to July 2011 (includes CHP, district energy and waste energy recovery). Also includes projects brought on-line and under development.

Key Washington contacts

• Washington State University Extension Energy Program
• Washington Department of Commerce
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Utilities and Rates

Utilities and Rates

Washington has 60 retail utility providers:

• 17 cooperatives
• 15 Municipal Providers
• 24 Political Subdivisions (PUDs)
• 3 investor-owned (IOU’s)
• 1 federal (Bonneville Power Admin.)

Industrial cost range (2013): 1.84 to 11.11 cents/kWh

Commercial cost range (2013): 2.05 to 10.91 cents/kWh

20 utilities offer a “green” pricing program (The Green Power Network).

CHP Policy and Incentives Development

CHP Policy & Incentives

Clean energy installations in Washington

Sites with clean energy: 34

Total installed megawatts: 1264.8

Sample companies and facilities using clean energy:

Industrial:

• Grays Harbor Paper
• Hampton Timber Mill
• Sierra Pacific Industries (Aberdeen)
• Simpson Tacoma Kraft Pulp and Paper
• Daishowa America Co. LTD

Agricultural:

• Vander Haak Dairy
• Farm Power Northwest
• Deorge DeRuyter and sons Dairy
• Qualco Energy Corporation

Northwest TAP contacts

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